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office
- Main Entry:
- of·fice
- Pronunciation:
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\ˈä-fəs, ˈȯ-\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin officium service, duty, office, from opus work + facere to make, do — more at operate, do
- Date:
- 13th century
1 a: a special duty, charge, or position conferred by an exercise of governmental authority and for a public purpose : a position of authority to exercise a public function and to receive whatever emoluments may belong to it b: a position of responsibility or some degree of executive authority2[Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin officium, from Latin] : a prescribed form or service of worship; specifically capitalized : divine office3: a religious or social ceremonial observance : rite4 a: something that one ought to do or must do : an assigned or assumed duty, task, or role b: the proper or customary action of something : function c: something done for another : service5: a place where a particular kind of business is transacted or a service is supplied: as a: a place in which the functions of a public officer are performed b: the directing headquarters of an enterprise or organization c: the place in which a professional person conducts business 6plural chiefly British : the apartments, attached buildings, or outhouses in which the activities attached to the service of a house are carried on7 a: a major administrative unit in some governments <British Foreign Office> b: a subdivision of some government departments <Patent Office>
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